How to Nab a $15 Suite at the Waldorf Astoria? Stay Married for 66 Years!

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As if being married for 66 years weren’t already a remarkable achievement, Tony and Jo Fioravante are also scoring a $15.75 at The Towers of the Waldorf Astoria in honor of the special occasion.

Finding a decent hotel room in New York City for under $300 is a challenge unto itself. But booking a suite at the posh Towers of the Waldorf Astoria­—the exclusive boutique hotel that sits atop the regular ol’ Waldorf Astoria—for $15.75? Well, you’d need to go back to 1948 to make that happen. And that's exactly what Staten Island couple Tony and Jo Fioravante are doing tonight, as they celebrate their 66th wedding anniversary in the same place they spent their wedding night—and for the exact same price.

After being married in Brooklyn in 1948, the couple—who met at a P.S. 216 school dance when they were both just 13 years old—splurged and paid a then-whopping $15.75 to spend their wedding night at the famed Waldorf Astoria. “It was as beautiful as I expected it to be,” Jo recalls of the hotel, nearly seven decades later.

Their steal of a room rate comes courtesy of the Waldorf’s appreciation of the part it has played in the history of the city. Couples who have been married for 50 years or more and spent their wedding night at the hotel—and have the receipt to prove it—will be given the same rate they originally paid for one night. Tony and Jo kept not only the receipt, but the “Do Not Disturb” sign, too—and snapped plenty of happy pictures.

In honor of their marital milestone, the hotel decided to offer them a truly one-of-a-kind experience by upgrading them into the famed Towers.They’re in good company: Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, and every President since Herbert Hoover are some of The Towers’ past guests.

So, what's the couple looking forward to most? “Just to be back there will be a wonderful remembrance,” says Jo.